Vocabulary Words of the Day

1. altercation (n) –a noisy dispute

2. opulent (adj) –demonstrating great wealth; extravagant
3. cryptic (adj) –secret; mysterious
4. fiasco (n) –a failure
5. nocturnal (adj) –pertaining to the night; active at night
6. whet (vb) –to sharpen, to stimulate
7. intrepid (adj) –fearless, bold
8. demagogue (n) –a leader who promises things to people to gain power
9. superfluous (adj) –beyond what is necessary; excessive
10. emulate (vb) –to try to equal by imitating
11. assiduous (adj) –hard-working; diligent
12. conform (vb) –to become similar; to act in agreement
13. benevolent (adj) –kindly; charitable
14. spurious (adj) –false; fake; counterfeit
15. precocious (adj) –brilliant or expert at an early age
16. infer (vb) –to conclude; to deduce
17. inevitable (adj) –unavoidable
18. hedonist (n) –a pleasure seeker
19. abbreviate (vb) –to shorten; to abridge
20. condescending (adj) –patronizing
21. florid (adj) –flushed; ornate
22. rancor (n) –hatred
23. venerable (adj) –respectable because of age
24. prosaic (adj) –dull; ordinary; run-of-the-mill
25. impetuous (adj) –acting suddenly with little thought
26. sagacious (adj) –shrewd
27. ephemeral (*adj) -=-momentary; fleeting
28. diligent (adj) –hardworking
29. abstain (vb) –to refrain from doing something
30. remuneration (n) –payment
31. wary (adj) –watchful; alert
32. subtle (adj) –elusive; sly; ambiguous
33. capricious (adj) –impulsive; unpredictable
34. amphibious (adj) –able to function both on land and in water
35. restrained (adj) –controlled; restricted
36. hackneyed (adj) –overused; clichéd
37. emaciated (adj) –skinny, especially from hunger
38. antagonist (n) –opponent
39. pretentious (adj) –self-important; pompous
40. intuitive (adj) –instinctive; untaught
41. parched (adj) –dried up; thirsty
42. conflagration (n) –a large, destructive fire
43. disdain (n) –scorn; contempt
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45. insipid (adj) –bland
46. enervate ()v) –to tire; to weaken
47. covert (adj) –secretive, veiled
48. adulation (n) –high praise
49. caucus (n) –a closed meeting of members of a political party
50. indignant (adj) –angry; offended
51. deleterious (adj) –harmful
52. ostentatious (adj) –marked by conspicuous (obvious) or pretentious (showy) display
53. scrupulous (adj) –cautious in action; careful
54. prudent (adj) –careful; cautious
55. querulous (adj) –irritable
56. mundane (adj) –ordinary; common
57. novice (n) –beginner
58. adversity (n) –misfortune
59. compassion (n) –sympathy; mercy
60. arid (adj) –extremely dry